Poultry-roost.



No. 702,784. 'Patehted June [7, I902.

J. H. F. EVERSZ.

' POULTRY BOOST. (A lication flladMar. 1, 1902.

(No Model.)

WITNESSES mm/r00 Jim 272/8232 1 UNITED STATES- T PATENT QFFICE.

JOHNH. F. EVERSZ, OF WALLA WALLA, WASHINGTON.

POULTRY-ROOST.

EEPE UIFIGATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 702,784, dated June 17, 1902.

Application filed March 1. 1902.

To all whom, it may concern."

Be it known that'LJOHN H.F. EVERsZ,a citizen of the United States, and a resident of \Valla Walla, in the county of Wallawalla and State of Washington,have invented a new and Improved Poultry-Roost, of which the'following is a full, clear, and exact description.

The object of the invention is .to provide a new and improved poultry-roost, more espe-- cially designed for use in poultry-houses and the like, arranged to prevent the fowls from contacting one with the other while roosting, bringing vermicide in close proximity to the roosting fowl without the latter touching it, and to permit of convenient attachment of the roost for'diffe'rent-sized fowls. I

The invention consists of'novel features and parts and combinations of the same, as will be more fully described hereinafter and then pointed outin the claims.

' ing-bar A, held on cleats B or the like in the poultry-house (J, and on each bar are secured the spacers D, spaced suitable distances apart to keep the fowls separated, and each spacer is provided with a supporting-arm E forearrying a cloth or like carrier F, containing, a vermicide in liquid or powder form. 1 prefor to make each spacer and its supportingarm from a singlepiece of wire, as plainly shown in the drawings, the wire being bent into a loop to form the spacer proper, extending on top of the supporting-bar A lengthwise thereof, so as tokeep adjacent fowls from contacting one with the other.

1 One end of the loop is formed into a point D, driven through an eye D formed on the.

other end of the said loop and into the supporting-bar A to securely attach the spacer to the said supporting-bar.

From the eye D extends downwardly a serial No.l96,284. (rt model.)

curved portion Diterminating in the support- .said supporting-arm extends lengthwise of the supporting-bar A, so that the cloth F, car- *ryin g the vermicide,is below the bar and about centrally below the fowls'roosting on'the supportingbar. A between adjacent spacers. Thus the cloth-Fisin close proximity to the fowl, but not in contact therewith, and the fumes issuing from the vermicide in rising are equally distributed around the fowl, so as to be very effective in destroying vermin.

Now by the arrangement described it will be seen that the spacers D may be fastened on the supporting-bar at any desired point in the length thereof, so as to bring adjacent spacers closer to or farther from each other, accord-- ing to the size of the fowl to roost on the bar A. Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secu'regby Letters Patent-'- i 1. Apoultry-roostcomprisingasupportingbar. for the fowls, and spacers secured thereon to keep the fowls apart, each spacer having a depending arm extending lengthwise under the supporting-bar, for supporting a vermicide-carrier, as set forth.

2. A poultry-roost having a combination spacer and supporting-arm,the latterdepending-from thespacer and extending'approximately. in vertical alinement'lthere'to, as set forth.

3. A poultry-roost having a combination spacer and supporting-arm,the latter depending from the spacer and extending approximately in verticalalinement thereto, the said arm having retaining means for a vermicidecarrier, as set forth.

4. Apo'ult'ry-roost comprisingasupportingbar for the fowls, a I spacer provided with means for attaching it to the top of the supporting-bar, and an arm integral with the spacer and depending therefrom, and extending lengthwise under the supporting-bar, as set forth. I

5. A poultry-roost comprising a supportingbar for the fowls, a spacer provided with means for attaching it to the top-of the sup- ICO porting-bar, and an arm integral with the I on the other end of the loop, the eye termispacer and depending therefrom, and extendmating in the depending portion of the suping lengthwise under the supporting-bar, the porting-arm, as set forth.

arm being corrugated at the free end for re- In testimony whereof I have signed my 5 taining a cloth carrying the vermicide, as set name to this specification in the presence of 15 forth. two subscribing witnesses.

6. A poultry-roost having a combination JOHN H. F. EVERSZ. spacer and supporting-arm formed of a single WVitnesses: piece of wire, bent into a loop, one end of M. H. PAXTON, 10 which terminates in a point engaging an eye MAX BAUMEISTER. 

